Step 1:
The first step to converting 223279.874052 to a fraction is to re-write 223279.874052 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 223279.874052 can be written as simply 223279.874052/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 223279.874052, which in this case is 6. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223279.874052/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 223279.874052/1 each by 1000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 223279.874052 as a fraction:
223280/1 / 1